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NO. 526,595. Patented Sept. 25, 1894.

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A. WERNER BOTTLING MACHINE.

No. 526,595. Patented Sept. 25, 1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST WERNER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BOTTLlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 526,595, datedSeptember 25, 1894.

Application filed May 31, 1894. Serial No. 513,050- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, AUGUST WERNER, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedBottling-Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved bottlingmachine, which is comparatively simple and durable in construction andarranged to properly fill beer and other liquids into sterilizedbottles, without waste and in such a manner that the beer retains itsvaluable properties and is not liable to spoil even if stored for a longtime.

The invention consists principally of a liquid supply pipe connectedwith a storage cask, from which the beer or other liquid is to be drawn,a gas supply pipe connected with a supply tank and with the cask, toproduce a counter pressure thereon, and a bottle-filling valve ofespecial construction and connected with the bottle, the liquid supplypipe and the gas supply pipe, in such a manner that on first opening thevalve plug the gas passes into the bottle to drive out the air, and thenon further opening the valve, the air escape is cut off and the bottleis filled with the liquid, at thesame time permitting the gas in thebottle to recede from the same to the storage cask.

The invention also consists of certain parts and details andcombinations of the same, as will be described hereinafter and thenpointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement. Fig. 2 is atransverse section of the same on theline 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is anenlarged sectional side elevation of the valve, on the line 3-3 of Fig.4:. Fig. at is a sectional plan view of the same, on the line 4-4 ofFig. 3. Figs. 5 and 6 are similar views of the same, with the plugindifferent positions. Fig. 7 is a sectional plan view of the valve, onthe line 7-7 of Fig. 3 5 and Fig. 8 is aside elevation of the plug.

The improved bottling machine is provided with a suitably constructedframe A, supporting between its standards, horizontal guideways A, A andA of which the guideways A and A carry horizontally adjustable bearingsB and B respectively. Corresponding bearings B, B, are engaged by avertically disposed rod 0, adapted to slide vertically and supporting atits upper end a head 0 carrying spring-pressed bottle supports 0,adapted to carry the bottles to be filled. As shown in Fig. 1, each head0 carries two bottle supports 0, but more such supports may be arrangedon a single head if desired.

The lower end of each rod 0 is pivotally connected with a treadle Cfulcrumed on the bottom guideway A as is plainly shown in Fig. 2,thesaid treadle being under the control of the operator to raise the rod 0and the supports carried thereon, to move the upper end or neck of thebottle in contact with the lining D of a mouth piece D screwed orotherwise secured on the lower end of a valve plug E, mounted to turn'inthe body E of a valve E held adj ustably on the uppermost guideway A Inorder to bold the bottle in contact with the mouth piece D during thefilling operation, I provide the lower end of each rod 0, with notchesor teeth 0 adapted to be engaged by a spring-pressed pawl 0 held on atreadle O likewise fulcrumed on the lower guideway A but extending in anopposite direction to the corresponding treadle 0 Now, when the bottlesare filled and the operator desires to remove them, he presses on thetreadle 0 whereby the pawl O is disengaged from the corresponding notchor tooth C to permit the rod 0 and the head 0 with its support orsupports 0 and filled bottles, to drop downward by their own weight, soas to disengage the neck of the bottle from the mouthpiece D, to permitthe operator to re-- move the filled bottles and to place empty ones onthe supports 0. The operator in charge of the filling machine thenpresses the treadle O to again lift the support, to move the emptybottles in contact with the lining D of the mouthpiece D, at'the sametime automatically locking the rod 0 in place by.

means of the pawl G then engaging one of the notches C i The body E ofeach valve E is provided on opposite sides with the liquid inlet E andthe gas inlet E of which the former is connected by a branch pipe F witha horizontally extending pipe, F into which open all the branch pipes Fof the bottling machine. As shown in Fig. 1, the bottling machine isarranged for filling six bottles at a time, and hence three branch pipesF are employed, each supplying two adjacent valves E with the necessaryamount of liquid to be filled into the bottles. The pipe F is connectedwith the supply pipe F, connected with the cask or casks G, containingthe liquid to be filled into the bottles. 1

The gas inlet E of two adjacent valves E i is connected by abranch pipeH with a horizontally extending pipe H from which leads the gas supplypipe H, connected with a gas supply tank 1, containing carbonic acid gasunder pressure, so as to furnish the neces sary supply of gas to thebottles to drive out the air, as hereinafter more fully described.

The gas supply pipe H is also provided with branch pipes H discharginginto the casks G, so as to produce a counter pressure on top of theliquid contained in the said casks, it being understood that the casksare located a suitable distance above the frame A, so that the liquidfrom the casks flows through the pipe F to the several valves andbottles under its own hydrostatic pressure.

Each branch pipe H is connected at its lower end by a tube J witha pipeJ leading to a closed vessel K, so that any liquid. that may passintothe gas outlet E can be drawn ofi through the tube J and pipe J intothe vessel K so as to keep the said branch pipe H clear for the passageof gas at all times.

The valve plug E previously mentioned is formed with a verticallydisposed partition E in its lower portion, so as to form a. liquid inletchamber E and a gas inlet chamber E both opening at their lower endsinto the mouth piece D, so that the gas and liquid pass independentlyinto the bottle to be filled. The upper end of the chamber E isprovidedwith a port 0., adapted to register with the liquid inlet E and a port bformed in the upper end of the chamber E is adapted to register with thegas inlet E Two small ports 0 and d are also formed in the wall of thechamber E and are adapted to register with a port 6 arranged in thevalve body E and connected by a branch pipeL with a horizontallydisposed pipe L connected by rubber tubing L with a pail or otherreceptacle N, set on the-floor near the frame A.

On the upper end of the plug E is formed a head E pressed on by ascrew-Oscrewing in a cap P fastened by bolts to the valve body E andforming part of the bearing for the valve to slide on the guideways A Bythe said screw 0 the plug Eis held in the proper position on its seat inthe valve body E, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 3.0n the head E is arranged a lug or projection E adapted to engage twolimiting stops Q and R, of which the former is fastened by a set screwto the cap P, and'the other stop R ismade in the shape of a screwturning in a nut R secured to the said cap P, asis plainly shown in Fig.7. Now, by the operator adjusting the screw R in the nut R, more or lessthrow can be given to the plug E to regulate the amount of gas permittedto flow into the bottles to be filled, as hereinafter more fullydescribed.

The operation is as follows: When the valve plug is in the positionillustrated in Fig. 4, then the several ports a, b, c, d, are out 01ffrom the inlets E, E and the port e, and after the operator has nowplaced a bottle in position on the support 0, so that the bottle engageswith its neck the lining D of the mouth piece D, then the operator turnsthe latter so as to impart a turning motion to the valve plug E in thedirection of the arrow a shown in Fig. 4.. In turning the plug E to theposition shown in Fig. 5, the ports 0, 01 come successively in registerwith the air escape port or vent e, and the port b opens into the gassupply E so that gas can pass into the chamber E and through the sameinto the bottle, to drive out the air, which passes through theregistering ports (1 and e to the branch pipe L, pipe L and tubing L tothe receptacle N, or to the outer air. As the operator continues to turnthe plug E in the indicated direction, the ports (1 and e are cut off atthe time the air has all been discharged from the bottle, and at thistime the port a commences to open into the liquid inlet E so that liquidnow flows into the chamber E and from the latter into the bottletogradually fill the same. As the other port 1) is still in registerwith the gas supply E the gas contained in the bottle can recede intothe chamber E through the port b, gas supply supply pipe E, pipes H, Hand H, and into the cask G, to permit of completely filling the bottlewith the liquid, it being understood that as the gaspressure is the sameas that in the cask G, the liquid will flow through the pipe F to thebottle under its own'hydrostatic pressure. When the bottle is filled,the operator turns the mouth piece D in the opposite or inversedirection of the arrow at, whereby the liquid is first cut off and thenthe gas, after which the ports d, 0 again register with the vent or port2, to permit the small amount of gas in the upper part of the bottle toescape, so as to permit the liquid still contained in the chamber E toflow down into the bottle, to completely empty the plug E of liquid, andto prevent foaming of the liquid in the bottles after the latter isremoved from the mouth piece D and its support O. The gas escapingthrough the port 6, passes through the pipes, L, L and the tubing L tothe vessel N.

In operating a bottle filling machine arranged with three double headsfor supporting six bottles, two attendants are necessary for workingwith great rapidity; one operator standing at one side of-the frame toattend to the raising of the bottles, to bring their necks intoengagementwith the mouthpiece D and to manipulate the latter to properlywork the valves E until the bottles are filled. The

other operator on the opposite side of the machine attends to thetreadles O to release the filled bottles from contact with the mouth.

pieces D, as previously described, and then removes the filled bottlesfrom the supports and places empty ones thereon.

By the drip arrangements shown, any liquid or foam that may pass up thegas chamber E at any time, can readily pass by the pipes J and L to theclosed vessels K and vessel N, to prevent not only waste of liquid, butalso to keep the valves and connections free and clear for the properentrance of the gas.

By making the bearings B B and the valves adjustable in the guideways ofthe frame, the bottle supports 0 and corresponding valves E can beconveniently brought in proper alignment to insure prompt Working of theparts.

It is understood that the gas in passing into the chamber E readilyflows downward into the bottle at one side thereof to permit thedisplaced air to readily rise on the other side of the bottle and escapethrough part of the chamber E and ports 0, d and e, as above described.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. A bottling machine, comprisinga liquidsupply pipe adapted for connection with the cask containing the liquid,a gas supply pipe adapted for connection with the cask and a gas supply,and a bottle filling valve having ports adapted for connection with theliquid supply pipe and the gas supply pipe respectively, and anadditional port adapted for connection with the outer air to permit theair to escape from the bottle when gas is introduced into the latter,the ports being so arranged that when the liquid supply port is openedthe air escape port is closed While the gas supply port remains open topermit the gas to recede from the bottle to the cask, substantially asdescribed.

2. A bottling machine provided with a valve comprising a body havingconnections with a gas supply and a liquid supply, a valve plug mountedto turn in the valve body, and a mouth piece held on the discharge endof the said plug to turn therewith and under the control of the operatorto turn the plug to open and close the same, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. A bottling machine provided with a filling valve having a rotatableplug, and a mouth-piece held on the said plug to turn therewith andadapted to engage the neck of the bottle, the said mouth-piece alsoforming a handle adapted to be taken hold of by the operator tomanipulate the plug, substantially as shown and described.

4. A bottling machine provided with avalve comprising a valve bodyhaving connections with a gas supply and a liquid supply, a valve plugmounted to turn in the valve body, a mouth piece held on the dischargeend of the said plug to turn therewith and under the control of theoperator to turn the plug to open and close the same, and a fixed and anadjustable stop for limiting the turning motion of the plug,substantially as shown and described.

5. A bottling machine provided with a valve comprising a valve bodyhaving a liquid inlet, a gas inlet, and an air outlet and a plug mountedto turn in the said body and provided with a partition to form separateliquid and gas chambers, the gas inlet and the air outlet communicatingwith the same chamber substantially as shown and described.

6. A bottling machine provided with a valve comprising a valve bodyhaving a liquid inlet and a gas inlet, and a plug mounted to turn in thesaid body and provided with a partition to form separate liquid and gaschambers, the head of the said valve plug being provided with aprojection, and stops adapted to be engaged by the said projection tolimit the turning motion of the plug in either direction, substantiallyas shown and described.

7. A bottling machine provided with a valve comprising a valve bodyhaving a liquid inlet and a gas inlet, and a plug mounted to turn in thesaid body and provided with a partition to form separate liquid and gaschambers, the head of the said valve plug being provided with aprojection, and stops adapted to be engaged by the said projection tolimit the turning motion of the plug in either direction, one ofthestops being adj ustable to permit of turning the pluga longer or shorterdistance to regulate the inflow of the gas into the gas chamber,substantially as shown and described.

8. A bottling machine comprising a filling valve connected with a liquidsupply pipe and a gas supply pipe, and a branch pipe leading from thesaid gas supply pipe at or near the valve, to, carry off any overchargeof liquid or foam, substantially as shown and described.

9. A bottling machine comprising a filling valve having a valve body, aplug formed with a liquid inlet chamber and a gas chamber, also formingan escape chamber for the air, the said gas chamber having an air outletport adapted to register with a port in the valve body, and a drip pipeadapted to be connected with the air port or vent in the said valvebody, substantially as shown and described.

AUGUST WERNER. Witnesses:

O. J. WEEKS, O. SEDGWIOK.

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